Academic Lead: Professor Martin Welton
Writing for Performance enables participants to initiate, develop and present a piece of creative writing for performance. Whether you're interested in playwriting, dramatic monologues, solo live art, verbatim theatre, performance-lectures, or other forms of text-based performance, you will gain new skills through writing workshops, critical discussions of set readings, and group activities. You will be led by an experienced theatre practitioner who will provide expert guidance, intellectual and creative rigour, and a mutually supportive environment in which to enhance your craft as a writer for performance. You will also deepen your skills in initiating, developing, and presenting your writing to an audience.
Course content is subject to change.
This course aims to:
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical workshops and field trips.
You will gain:
You will be able to:
Additional costs
All reading material will be provided online, so it is not necessary to purchase any books.
You will be required to pay your travel costs to and from any field trips.
For course and housing fees visit our finance webpage
We welcome Summer School students from around the world. We accept a range of qualifications
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Applications close 24 May 2024
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